Based on these changes, who are the favorites to win The Masters in 2020? Unfortunately we don't see Rory McIlroy completing the Career Grand Slam at this year's Masters. In the case of Schauffele, he technically did win the Tour Championship (he had the lowest 72-hole score by three shots) but the staggered start meant he’s still awaiting his first PGA Tour victory since January 2019. In other words: you need to be one of the world’s best players, and you need to be in really good form. 00:01:20, 0 views, 15/01/2020 … Hatton is another whose short game is likely to let him down at present; he ranks outside the top 150 for scrambling over the last four months. 1-3 golfers, respectively, enter at +1200, +1100 and +1200, respectively. He might be the bookies' favourite, but we don't see Bryson DeChambeau winning the Masters. Tiger Woods is the last golfer to win the Masters Tournament in back-to-back years, having done so in 2001 and 2002. Just like he's too good to never win the Masters, he's too good to never win The Players. That’s because the greens, especially in certain pin positions, make it almost impossible to do so. Credit: Carmen Mandato, Getty Images. Nearly all of the big names will be in the field, so there are lots to choose from. Maybe this year McIlroy will go 2-for-2. The story of Augusta National's iconic caddies, Bobby Jones: The untold stories of Augusta National's co-creator, 2008 champion Trevor Immelman on beating Tiger and his injury heartbreak. The Masters started in 1934 and was held each year except for 1943, 1944 and 1945 because of World War II. DeChambeau enters the 2020 Masters as the clear favorite to win, at +750 odds overall. Despite him being the favourite in many people’s eyes, the Mad Scientist is out of our equation. The conditions meant that even the big boys couldn’t overpower the course, turning par 5s back into three-shotters and playing into Johnson’s hands as one of the best wedge players in the game. Only Phil Mickelson (three) and Bubba Watson (two) have won multiple Masters tournaments since 2000. The last 10 winners were all in the top 30 of the World Rankings heading into the tournament, and the last six were all ranked inside the top 11 of the PGA Tour’s scoring average statistic during their year of victory. Will Tiger Woods win Major No.16 at the 2020 Masters? However…. Bubba Watson, Patrick Reed, and Hideki Matsuyama all sit at 28/1. registered in England and Wales. In the last 21 years, he is the only Masters winner to be ranked in the bottom half for driving distance on the PGA Tour. He’s yet to crack the top 10 at Augusta in four attempts, but the change of date could well assist him as nine of his 13 PGA Tour wins have come in the second half of the year. Predicting the winner of any golf tournament with any certainty is tough. Based on performances since the restart in June, which many players have treated like the start of the new season, all our contenders are in the green, with Cantlay, Thomas and Finau ranked among the standout iron players. Alas, while we cannot guarantee you a winner with 100 per cent, bet-your-house-on-it confidence, we can narrow down the field significantly and we will stick our neck out and plump for one. Masters memory: Shootig 65 in the third round to give himself a chance in 2018, and still in the … The players who led the field in ‘strokes gained: approach’ in the last five Masters tournaments finished first, first, second, fourth and first. Odds, betting favorites, expert picks & more to know The 2020 Masters champion carded two … Tiger enters the 2020 Masters looking for the tournament's first back-to-back championship since he won it all in 2001 and '02. His final win came in … He made just 11 birdies last year, 14 fewer than tournament leader Schauffele, though he says he plans to adopt a more aggressive approach this year. By our calculations, Lee Westwood won't win the Masters this year. Coming into the 2018 Masters, Patrick Reed ranked 75th on the PGA Tour for ‘strokes gained: putting’, gaining just 0.163 shots per round with his putter. You could perhaps also include Patrick Cantlay and Tony Finau, who were ranked inside the top 20 for scoring average at the end of the 2020 season and finished in the top 10 at last year’s Masters. Not to take anything away from Zach Johnson’s victory in 2007, but it was an outlier caused by atypically bad weather, leading to the first over-par winning total since 1956. It’s said that walking Augusta National is roughly 5.51 miles. Who will win the 2020 Masters? 2020 US Masters odds and latest betting markets. More so than ever, the field is wide open and the winner could come from anywhere. Equally significant, they’ll be performing like the rest of us, in front of one man and his dog. Best bet: Top-40 (+110) Not gonna lie: A plus-money wager on a guy like Na to finish top-40 feels like betting something just because it’s available to bet, but I mean, that’s never stopped us before. Each year for the Masters, I create a filtering process to help determine the players who are most likely to win the green jacket based on criteria that has strongly predicted outcomes at Augusta. Probably not. "Bones" Mackay will be on the bag at Augusta National. This year’s field will now experience different Masters playing conditions than they’re used to. I usually get the list down to roughly 23 players. Augusta’s greens are so tricky to hit – and hold – that even the best ball-strikers will miss their fair share. Fifteen of the last 19 winners have ranked inside the top six for greens in regulation during their victory. Predicting a Major winner with any certainty is nigh-on impossible, even more so at a Masters Tournament pushed back from April to November and played with no patrons. THE MASTERS: How Augusta will play in November, If anyone over 45 wins this year, we’ll be amazed. JT has improved with every year he has played the Masters. Then comes Patrick Cantlay at 25/1. Another win would give him his fifth overall win at Augusta since 2000 (he also won in 2005). Below are the top odds to win the 2020 Masters: The experts from BetQL.com picked Bryson DeChambeau (+800), Dustin Johnson (+900) and Xander Schauffele (+1500) among their favorite bets to win the 2020 Masters. A lone statistic will never be sufficient to predict a tournament winner, but if we could only use one, this would be it. However, we can learn a lot about who might win by investigating the numbers. If it’s been a while since you lifted a trophy, the Masters is unlikely to be the place you end your drought. By our calculations, Lee Westwood won't win the Masters this year. Some of the contenders for the Masters golf tournament. THE MASTERS: Jose Maria Olazabal on the highs and lows of winning at Augusta. To-win: Justin Thomas, +1,200. If you apply these credentials to the players who have made it this far, your delayed 2020 winner is likely to be one of Dustin Johnson, Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas Webb Simpson, Xander Schauffele, Bryson DeChambeau, Tyrrell Hatton and Patrick Reed. His ability to hit a draw off the tee should give him even more of an advantage at Augusta, and if his putter gets hot, golf will have another multiple Major champion in its ranks. Tony Finau has a good record at Augusta and will contend. 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The 2020 Masters Tournament was the 84th edition of the Masters Tournament and was originally scheduled as the first of golf's four major championships to be held in 2020. THE MASTERS: What happened when our eight-handicapper played Augusta? “Purely for the fact he’s a world-class golfer and he has plenty more opportunities to come.” The next of which is in November after the coronavirus pandemic forced three of the four majors into the 2021 season. For guys in the twilight years of their career, just walking it can be too much of a physical challenge. It’s always been said that the best ball-strikers come to the fore at Augusta, and our data backs that up. However, stats are nothing without context and we all know putting is a streakier endeavour than any other part of the game. He ran away from the field in the 2020 event with a dominating 20-under 268 performance, shooting under par (72) in all four rounds. Everybody drops shots at Augusta. Other golfers to look out for include 2020 FedEx Cup Champion Dustin Johnson, world No. The patrons will be conspicuous by their absence and that fact could well be the biggest and most crucial factor of them all. Watch the final men's major of the year live from November 12-15 on Sky Sports' dedicated Masters channel. He enters with +2700 odds overall. Jason Kokrak Kokrak picked up his first Tour win at the CJ Cup a month ago. 1 in the world for the first time by winning the Memorial, and making a 65-foot birdie putt to win at Olympia Fields for his first FedEx Cup playoff win. JT has a game made for Augusta and he really should have added to his maiden Major victory at the 2017 PGA Championship before now. THE MASTERS: Ben Crenshaw: "There's not much strategy left at Augusta". The final major of the golf season will begin on Thursday Nov. 12 from Augusta National Golf Club. H Bauer Publishing are authorised and regulated for credit broking by the FCA (Ref No. No. Ten of the last 11 Masters winners ranked inside the top 10 in ‘scrambling’ during the week. Some will point to the likes of Charl Schwartzel (2011), Danny Willett (2016) and even Sergio Garcia (2017) as relative underdog victors in recent years, but the truth is that if you want a surprise Major champion, the Masters isn’t your best bet. While Tiger Woods’ victory at 43 in 2019 was a boost for the older generation, there are still a number of players in the field who are probably too long in the tooth to be considered genuine contenders. DeChambeau will look for a second major win in as many months, but Woods, the defending champion, will look to earn a second-consecutive win at Augusta as well. Woods is currently 33/1 to win the 2020 Masters. AUGUSTA, Ga. — On the leader board and in the record books, the conclusion to the 2020 Masters was an absolute blowout. Mix in expert insights from players, caddies, coaches and analysts, then sprinkle it with a large dollop of gut feeling and we can name the players most likely to win in the 84th Masters Tournament. Our system tells us that Justin Thomas will win the 2020 Masters golf tournament. Five Dark Horse Candidates That Could Win the 2020 Masters. In fact, there have been quite a few surprises in the recent past. There are three more parts of the game that define who wins and who loses at Augusta, which we will use to pick a winner from these seven: Your ability to get up and down, your ability to make birdies, and your close-range putting. 2 Jon Rahm and, of course, Tiger Woods — the 2019 champion looking for not only his second consecutive Masters win but also his record-tying sixth green jacket. "I think people are starting to see that no matter what I do, it's always to try to get better," said DeChambeau. VAT no 918 5617 01 Author: Ryan Asselta Publish date: Nov 11, 2020. After COVID-19 postponed the usual tournament in April, we will witness what is likely the first and last November Masters Tournament. Adam Scott is 50/1 to win the 2020 Masters. Johnson has been an installed as +550 betting favorite (Bet $100 to win $550) to win the 2021 Masters. That means we can eliminate three players, starting with DJ who, despite winning the FedEx Cup, has a negative strokes gained around the green since the restart, getting up and down just 59.7 per cent of the time. That starts with Bryson DeChambeau, the favorite to win at Augusta National Golf Club after his win in the 2020 U.S. Open in September. Interestingly, Reed and Thomas rank among the top two on the PGA Tour since June, averaging over 4.4 birdies per round. A short hitter doesn’t suddenly become a bomber just for one week, but a player whose putting performance has been only so-so leading up to the Masters can get hot with the flatstick for four rounds. But perhaps most surprising is DeChambeau’s short game struggles, which have seen him record negative strokes gained with his approach shots in three of the last four seasons. Who will win the Masters in 2020? The key is to make enough birdies to compensate for that and to get you deep into red numbers – eight of the last 10 tournaments have been won at nine-under or better. THE MASTERS: The history and menus of the Champions Dinner. Who will win rescheduled Masters at Augusta when the year's final major takes place on November 12. Dustin Johnson delivered a masterful performance at Augusta National Golf Club to win his second major on Sunday. If you’ve been watching the Masters for a while, you’ll have probably noticed that players don’t knock it stiff with their approaches, or even their chip shots, quite as often as they do at other courses. Golf World Top 100 Golf Courses and Resorts, Golf World Top 100: Best Golf Courses and Resorts, Our insider reveals how Augusta will play in November, Tiger's historic win: The 1997 Masters relived. In 2020's tournament, he could also be the next. Brooks Koepka has already predicted the winning score will be close to level par and unless we see a repeat of the conditions from 2008, this year’s winner is likely to be someone who averages at least 295 yards off the tee. Golf News: 2020 Masters Betting Odds: Bryson Dechambeau remains the top betting choice to win the 2020 Masters at +800 betting odds. So that leaves us with seven players who aren’t too old, or too wet behind the ears at Augusta, who hit the ball far enough, are high in the World Ranking, maintaining good scoring averages, outplaying the field with their iron play, and with a recent taste of victory: DJ, Rahm, Thomas, DeChambeau, Simpson, Reed and Hatton. Nine of the last 11 champions had won another event in the 12 months leading up to their Masters victory. Our system tells us that Justin Thomas will win the 2020 Masters golf tournament. The 2020-21 PGA Tour season is well underway but the 2021 Masters Tournament will mark the unofficial start of the golf season for most casual viewers.Dustin Johnson will return to Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., the week of April 5-11 while seeking back-to-back Masters titles. We expect Patrick Reed to be right in the mix for a second Green Jacket at the Masters 2020. Originally scheduled for April 9–12 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, the tournament was postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. 2:38 p.m.: To win at Augusta, it helps if you’ve had that winning feeling before, and the more recent the victory, the better. Let's just say that while other ruled out a certain Tiger Woods in 2019, our system named him as the man to back. This year, there is also the added curveball of playing the Masters for the first time in November. It may be several months late, but the 2020 Masters is finally here, bringing it with several enticing storylines and betting odds. That is the lowest score in Masters history. Who will win the 2020 Masters golf tournament? Lest we forget he’s had 14 top 10s, including four wins, in his last 22 starts and was the first round leader at the US Open before finishing in a tie for eighth. Seven of the last eight winners were ranked inside the top 40 of the PGA Tour’s ‘birdies per round’ statistic during their season of victory. THE MASTERS: Our insider reveals how Augusta will play in November. What happened when our eight-handicapper played Augusta? Jack Nicklaus has the most Masters victories with six. Struggling to get to grips with the new golf World... A two-time Masters champion, Ben Crenshaw’s majors... We tested every make and model of golf ball,... adidas Golf's limited-edition Crossknit DPR Low Am... Bauer Media Group consists of: Bauer Consumer Media Ltd, Company number: 01176085, Bauer Radio Ltd, Company Number: There have been 34 winners of the Masters since the World Rankings were created, and only two of them – Zach Johnson in 2007 and Angel Cabrera in 2009 – were outside the top 40 in the world at the time of their victory. The 2020 Masters Tournament is here. These five golfers, however, are five great sleeper picks who could win The Masters in 2020 and put on the Green Jacket, with odds via GolfBet on The … Defending champion Tiger Woods is considered a long shot to repeat, now listed at 42/1 odds to win the Masters. The result is a lot of ‘must make’ putts from inside 10 feet, either because you missed the green and couldn’t chip it close, or because your first putt was so difficult you’ve left yourself a knee-knocker to avoid a three-jab. With that, here's everything you need to know to bet on the 2020 Masters, including odds and past winners: DeChambeau is the odds-on favorite after having won the 2020 U.S. Open with a score of 6-under 274. And yet trying to identify that man is not a forlorn task. 40.Kevin Na. That’s why you need a killer short game if you want a Green Jacket. Recent performances also show a fallibility when temperatures are cooler, which is why we’re boldly writing off the great man’s chances of winning a record-equalling sixth Masters. 2020 Masters expert picks, predictions. Cantlay made some noise at Augusta National last year and finished T9. This automatically rules out a lot of players, notably big names like Rickie Fowler, Matt Fitzpatrick, Kevin Kisner, and Matt Kuchar. So he should too, considering he’s one of, if not the best ball-striker in the game right now, ranking first for strokes gained: approach the green on the PGA Tour last season. His power-based approach to the game has been controversial to say the least, but you can't deny its effectiveness in recent outings. Will Danny Willett or Sergio Garcia win a second Green Jacket? Using stats, science and our experienced gut feeling, we’ve identified the player who will win the Masters golf tournament 2020 and slip on the Green Jacket at Augusta National on November 15. What happened when our eight-handicapper played Augusta, With anonymity guaranteed, the caddies reveal all about Augusta, The history and menus of the Champions Dinner, Bryson DeChambeau's Augusta strategy revealed, Jose Maria Olazabal on the highs and lows of winning at Augusta, Ben Crenshaw: "There's not much strategy left at Augusta", Full field, Masters records and betting odds. Masters 2020 Picks: The 13 best bets to win at Augusta National Our weekly ranking (based on Vegas odds) of the golfers worth wagering on at the 2020 Masters. By Alex Myers The top 10 starts with a trio of capable players at the same price, and two of them already own a green jacket. It may be several months late, but the 2020 Masters is finally here, bringing it with several … Also at 8/1 odds is Dustin Johnson. So why should you trust us before having your annual bet? Dustin Johnson will be many people's favourite to win the Masters, but not ours... We don't see Zach Johnson or Phil Mickelson adding to their Masters victories. So, now we’re down to just a handful of names, and here it breaks down into three key areas of the game. We expect Patrick Reed to be right in the mix for a second Green Jacket at the Masters 2020. Dustin Johnson gets a tap-in par to win the 2020 Masters at 20 under. That’s not good news for four of our contenders – Finau, Cantlay, Schauffele and McIlroy, who celebrates the anniversary of his last victory, the WGC-HSBC Champions in China, the week before Augusta. That is the lowest score in Masters history. This weekend get a £10 free bet with Betfair, when you bet £10 on a Same Game Multi on the Premier League. Which by our calculations means no dice for Phil Mickelson (50), Angel Cabrera (51), Fred Couples (61), Jose Maria Olazabal (54), Vijay Singh (57) and Lee Westwood (47). 845898). Temperatures are, on average, about 10 degrees cooler than during the Masters’ traditional month of April. Who will win The Masters 2020? Best of 2020: Reaching No. 41.Matt Wallace . Kyle Porter, golf writer. The course is expected to play longer and softer as a result, with a northerly wind blowing into the players on the par-4 1st, as well as three of the par 5s, including the 13th and 15th. Interestingly, this will be the last Masters before turning 45 for both Ian Poulter and a certain Tiger Woods…. Not only is Augusta longer than ever, it’s also more hilly than your TV lets on. “He will win it,” he tells NCG. Johnson, Rahm and Thomas, the world Nos. Make a note that we haven't seen a repeat winner at the Masters since 2002 when Tiger Woods won back-to-back championships. With the numbers narrowed right down, we’re now looking at a very simple equation. 1394141 Registered Office: Media House, Peterborough Business Park, Lynch Wood, Peterborough, PE2 6EA H Bauer THE MASTERS: Tiger's historic win: The 1997 Masters relived. Nick Pietruszkiewicz, ESPN.com … Unfortunately we don't see Rory McIlroy completing the Career Grand Slam at this year's Masters. In fact, the trend of cream rising to the top at Augusta dates back even further. Masters 2020 tips: Betting guide and odds at Augusta, plus Paul McGinley’s predictions to win Bryson DeChambeau is the market leader heading into this autumnal Masters … Last year, Tiger Woods was one of my 22 players that could win the Masters. Three times out of the last 10. Jon Rahm will be in contention for a first Major title at the Masters golf tournament. However, the favorites don’t always win the Masters.